Official UK procurement notice
Care and Wellbeing in Supported Living Services in Hillingdon
Authority: London Borough of Hillingdon (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe London Borough of Hillingdon is pleased to invite current and prospective providers to attend a Provider Engagement Event as part of the recommissioning of its Care and Wellbeing in Supported Living Services.
The Council intends to recommission these services to ensure future provision reflects current and projected demand, promotes independence and choice, and delivers positive outcomes for people requiring supported living services. The future model will support individuals to develop and maintain their skills, maximise their independence, and live fulfilling lives within their communities.
As part of the pre-procurement phase, the Council is reviewing how supported living services can evolve to meet changing needs and aspirations. The recommissioning programme aims to establish a flexible, innovative, and sustainable service model that:
- Promotes person-centred and strengths-based support.
- Encourages independence, choice, and community inclusion.
- Responds effectively to changing levels and types of demand.
- Makes effective use of technology and innovative approaches to service delivery.
- Aligns with current and emerging regulatory requirements.
- Supports continuous improvement and collaboration across the sector.
- Delivers good-quality services and value for money.
The procurement is expected to establish long-term contractual arrangements for the delivery of care and wellbeing in supported living services. The scope and structure of the future service model are currently being developed and may include changes to service specifications, operating arrangements, and delivery models arising from the recommissioning review.
This event will provide an opportunity for providers to:
- Learn about the Council's vision and objectives for the future service model.
- Understand the recommissioning programme and anticipated procurement approach.
- Share feedback and insights to help shape future service delivery.
- Discuss innovation, partnership working, and opportunities for continuous service development.
- Engage directly with Council officers.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewal
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How London Borough of Hillingdon buys Health and social work services (CPV 85), and who usually turns up
London Borough of Hillingdon’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Health and social work services (CPV 85) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means registered in Greater London.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in Greater London. More of this buyer’s work stays local than in this market: 84% against 62%, n=25.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 93 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid19% / 25%
2–331% / 33%
4–631% / 24%
7+19% / 18%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate75% / 30%
Within ±2%25% / 60%
Above estimate0% / 11%
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1Estimate not published
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 567 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid25%
2–333%
4–624%
7+18%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Carers Trust Hillingdon and EalingEarlier contract | Carer Support Servicesnotice published Jun 2025 | Provision of a Carer Support Service | £4.2m | Matched as the earlier contract |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Aug 2026, 17:58 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Oct 2026, 08:10 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-094031- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
26 Aug 2026 → 1 Apr 2028 · 5 dates- Planning notice published56 days ago26 Aug 2026, 17:58 BST
- Latest notice published15 days ago6 Oct 2026, 08:10 BST
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Market engagementin 130 days28 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
Event Details
Date: 13 October 2026
Time: 10:00am to 12:00 noon
Venue: Civic Centre, Uxbridge
Register Your Interest
Organisations wishing to attend should register their interest by 9th October 2026 by emailing [email protected] with the subject line:
"Care and Wellbeing in Supported Living Services in Hillingdon – Provider Engagement Event"
Following registration, attendees will receive a detailed invitation and further event information.
Please note that attendance is restricted to registered organisations only.
The Council looks forward to engaging with providers and working collaboratively to shape a good-quality, sustainable and innovative supported living offer for the future.
- Tender notice expectedin 162 days2 Apr 2027, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Apr 2028
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Aug 2026- Pipeline notice published26 Aug 2026, 17:58 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published6 Oct 2026, 08:10 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender